Since inception, the cultural hub of Whistling Woods International (WWI), 5th Veda has been applauded for the insights and knowledge it provides to the students. These sessions manifest and help in overall development in the domain of filmmaking, communication, and creative art forms. Continuing this glorious tradition to impart education in a truly inspirational manner, WWI celebrated the first session of its 8th season of the 5th Veda in the presence of the superstar and the perfectionist - Aamir Khan.

Aamir graced the event by contributing to the tree plantation campaign initiated by Subhash Ghai. The session started with a wonderful composition by the talented students of WWI School of Music. They performed a melodious musical in the honor of Aamir Khan. What followed was a candid session, as Subhash Ghai invited Aamir to share his journey about his career and growth as an artist. On appreciating the actor for his contribution to Hindi cinema, Subhash Ghai said, “Aamir is one of my favorite actors. He has a passion for cinema and compassion for human beings.” Read more

SYSKA Group, a leading consumer electronics brand has entered into a brand association with the movie ‘Karwaan’ starring Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan and Mitila Palkar to promote the SYSKA’s innovative products into LED, personal care and mobile accessories.

This brand association with the movie highlights the uniqueness and innovation of SYSKA’s wide range of products. It also weaves in the message of the company’s journey along with the journey of self discovery of the characters depicted in the movie thereby communicating the message ‘Light years ahead’.

SYSKA Group celebrates the journey of Karwaan which represents the company’s journey (karwaan) of establishing itself in the past 30 years. In this tenure of 30 years, the company has successfully become synonymous with the segments like LED lights, Personal Care Accessories, Mobile Accessories.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Rajesh Uttamchandani, Director, SYSKA Group said, “It gives us immense pleasure to celebrate our partnership with the movie ‘Karwaan’. This is a symbolic year for the company as we complete 30 years of journey and communicate the novelty of our offerings through our association with the movie. We at SYSKA have always aimed at serving our customers in the best possible ways and make every effort to offer the solutions which meets the need of the consumer. “ Read more

Ronnie Screwvala’s upcoming dramatic comedy, Karwaan is one of the most exciting films of the year and it has already been receiving love from all quarters. The movie which stars Irrfan, Dulquer and Mithila is all set to hit the theatres tomorrow 3rd August 2018.

Recounting the shooting days, director Akarsh recalls, “For a particular sequence we had Irrfan playing cricket with kids on the street and Dulquer and Mithila enjoying it from the sides. Irrfan was so enthusiastic that he continued playing even after the scene was over and the entire team bonded together over the game.”

The team had a blast shooting that scene and the game of cricket relaxed everyone. Remembering the moment, Mithila was in splits. She laughed and said, “Irrfan Sir was so contained with the game that he actually forgot we are on the sets. It was fun watching him play with the little ones. We had a ball of a time during the shoot of this scene.” Read more

The Indian entertainment space is currently witnessing an interesting curve with the booming of digital media. Off late, all the big names are diving into new media. Joining the league is production firm M.B. Arts is working on a digital series. Titled IPC 376, the show will focus on the Indian rape culture and its victims.

The venture will be helmed by a new director named Tan. The makers have roped in quite a few popular names for the project, which deals with societal issues.

Gurleen Chopra, 27, plays the leading lady in the project. Gurleen has been part of various Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, and Punjabi films. Read more

The 5th edition of the Indian Screenwriters Conference (ISC) was inaugurated today by Chief Guest Aamir Khan. The eagerly awaited biennial which is organised by the Screenwriters Association (SWA) is being held from August 1-3 at St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra.

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Where Mind Is Without Fear’ that focuses on the challenges facing Indian screenwriters today.

Present at the opening ceremony were Mr. Sanjay Chouhan – SWA Executive Committee member and Convenor of the 5th ISC. Also present were Mr. Sunil Salgia – SWA Executive Committee member and Co-convenor of the 5th ISC, Mr. Zama Habib – General Secretary of the SWA and Preeti Mamgain – President of the SWA.

The conference started with a 2-minutes silence that was observed in memory of deceased SWA members.

Following this, Mr. Sanjay Chouhan, spoke about the journey of Screenwriters Conference and how it has grown by leaps and bounds over the years. He said, “The inaugural edition of ISC which was held in 2006 at FTII Pune was attended by 275 delegates, whereas the first day of this year’s edition is attended by over 800 aspiring screenwriters” Read more

BareilykiBarfi’s loved Jodi Raj Kumar Rao and Swati Semwal will be back on big screen in “Fanney Khan” releasing on 3rd August. Directed by AtulManjrekar, Fanney Khan also features AishwaryaRai, Anil Kapoor and DivyaDutta in lead character.

Swati Semwal played the role of Rama, Bitti’s friend and love interest of Actor Raj Kumar Rao. Even though the duo were not the lead pair, their Jodi was loved by the audience and now once again Swati Semwal will be seen playing an important cameo in Fanney Khan as the love interest of Raj Kumar Rao. However this time her character is very different from the one, which she played in Bareily Ki Barfi. Read more

Kareena Kapoor Khan broke stereotypes and proudly flaunted her baby bump as an expecting mother. She also shared her inputs on motherhood as part of nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar’s book Pregnancy Notes : Before, During and After.

As UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador , the star will now travel to small towns to spread awareness about good health and nutrition among expecting mothers and children.

Says a source, ” Recent statistics have shown that majority women in the interiors do not know the basic do’s and don’t s during and post pregnancy . Lack of knowledge on the subject has also had fatalistic consequences for both the baby and the mother. Kareena will travel to small towns in the interiors of India to talk about the safety measures that mothers should take in the first six months post pregnancy. She will also speak about proper nutrition and healthy diets they should follow”. Read more

The national award-winning actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the critically acclaimed actress, Radhika Apte, gets candid with celebrity talk show host Renil Abraham on ‘Open House with Renil’. They open up about their personal and professional life and much more on ‘Open House with Renil’ this Sunday, July 8 at 7pmon zoOm styled by Myntra. Read more